Our dancers are prepared and ready for their first performance next Saturday, November 5th. We will be helping to kick-off the Walk for Habitat for Humanity at MacLean Park in Lake Jackson at 8:10 a.m. to the dance "Dynamite". Our newest dancers have worked hard to learn this dance so quickly and the community will love it.
Last week, I had the honor of talking with Tamara Bell, the Editor-in-Chief of YGen OutLoud. If you didn't get a chance to hear the interview, here's a link: http://ygenoutloud.com/keeping-gen-y/young-dancer-lifts-special-needs-students-to-new-heights/
Here's the performance schedule for the fall- come and support us, I promise you won't be disappointed by these amazing dancers.
November 5th: Walk for Habitat at MacLean Park= 8:10 a.m.
November 19th: Festival of Lights at the Civic Center in LJ = 11:30 a.m.
December 9th: Christmas in the Park in Clute = 6:15 p.m.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Week Two
This past Saturday was our second week of classes. We were thrilled to have a new student in Class I and happy to have a few more previous students return this week.
Our dancers have gotten back into the swing of things very quickly. We are working on remembering and touching up our routine to "Dynamite" for the Habitat Walk. Due to one last permit to receive before the new building can get its Certificate of Occupancy, we were housed again by First Presbyterian Church of Lake Jackson at a last minute request. It goes to show how important our community is to making our organization thrive.
In a walk through of our new building on Friday, I was very impressed at how much it has changed since July! It is very spacious with great observation windows into each classroom. The windows, at our request, are made of plexi-glass in order to protect our dancers. We will attach pictures soon.
We are already thinking ahead to our recital in May of 2012. Venue is set and we have a couple options for photographers. However, we are in need of a professional videographer. This past year, we were very blessed to have a volunteer video the performance for us, because we couldn't find a company that was willing to work with us while keeping in mind our budget. If anyone knows of a videographer who covers dance recitals in the Houston area for a reasonable price- we are in need!
Our dancers have gotten back into the swing of things very quickly. We are working on remembering and touching up our routine to "Dynamite" for the Habitat Walk. Due to one last permit to receive before the new building can get its Certificate of Occupancy, we were housed again by First Presbyterian Church of Lake Jackson at a last minute request. It goes to show how important our community is to making our organization thrive.
In a walk through of our new building on Friday, I was very impressed at how much it has changed since July! It is very spacious with great observation windows into each classroom. The windows, at our request, are made of plexi-glass in order to protect our dancers. We will attach pictures soon.
We are already thinking ahead to our recital in May of 2012. Venue is set and we have a couple options for photographers. However, we are in need of a professional videographer. This past year, we were very blessed to have a volunteer video the performance for us, because we couldn't find a company that was willing to work with us while keeping in mind our budget. If anyone knows of a videographer who covers dance recitals in the Houston area for a reasonable price- we are in need!
Monday, October 3, 2011
3,2,1...BLAST OFF!
Welcome to our new A Chance to Dance blog! Hopefully, this will serve as a place where parents and students can stay updated as well as to keep our supporters informed.
And.....we're off! Last Saturday we had our first class back since our last recital in May. Our new building has undergone many renovations and will be a wonderful place, however it wasn't QUITE ready for us this weekend. Thankfully, First Presbyterian Church of Lake Jackson graciously adjusted their room schedule and allowed us to use their Activity Hall. The first little dancer to arrive stated "Woooow! This is a really big room, we will all fit in here. That's a lot of chasses across the floor!"
Our new building, Footsteps School of Dance, is going to be a wonderful place for us. It will have a wheelchair ramp leading up to the entrance to the building and handi-cap parking. There are two huge ADA regulated bathrooms with plenty of room for all changing and restroom needs for our dancers. The hallways are large enough for wheelchairs to easily get through and the waiting area is spacious enough for our parents to spread out in. However, as one mom commented, "Sitting on top of each other last year is how we got to know each other!". It gets crowded quickly with 10 volunteers, 10 parents, siblings, and 10 dancers all in one space.
We have 13 students enrolled and were very excited to see ALL of our previous students return this year. Kyndell and I have decided that we will be performing "Dynamite" at the Habitat for Humanity Walk on 11.5.11- in just one month.
It was amazing to see how much our dancers have grown over the summer, not just physically, but in maturity. Some who weren't talking before have become chatter-boxes and some who were shy about being in dance wear, didn't blink an eye before donning a leotard and tights.
Next to our dancers, the most incredible experience I have had in this organization is experiencing the generosity and compassion of our volunteers. ALL of them are more wonderful than words can express. There were there early to help set-up at 8:30 a.m. and stayed past 11 to help clean everything up- constantly asking "What can we do? Is there anything we can help with?". Mind you, many of these "Buddies" are between ages 10 and 13.
We will keep you posted as best as we can on new events, costumes, and performances as the year goes on. Thank you for welcoming our organization into the community and keeping us going into our second year!
And.....we're off! Last Saturday we had our first class back since our last recital in May. Our new building has undergone many renovations and will be a wonderful place, however it wasn't QUITE ready for us this weekend. Thankfully, First Presbyterian Church of Lake Jackson graciously adjusted their room schedule and allowed us to use their Activity Hall. The first little dancer to arrive stated "Woooow! This is a really big room, we will all fit in here. That's a lot of chasses across the floor!"
Our new building, Footsteps School of Dance, is going to be a wonderful place for us. It will have a wheelchair ramp leading up to the entrance to the building and handi-cap parking. There are two huge ADA regulated bathrooms with plenty of room for all changing and restroom needs for our dancers. The hallways are large enough for wheelchairs to easily get through and the waiting area is spacious enough for our parents to spread out in. However, as one mom commented, "Sitting on top of each other last year is how we got to know each other!". It gets crowded quickly with 10 volunteers, 10 parents, siblings, and 10 dancers all in one space.
We have 13 students enrolled and were very excited to see ALL of our previous students return this year. Kyndell and I have decided that we will be performing "Dynamite" at the Habitat for Humanity Walk on 11.5.11- in just one month.
It was amazing to see how much our dancers have grown over the summer, not just physically, but in maturity. Some who weren't talking before have become chatter-boxes and some who were shy about being in dance wear, didn't blink an eye before donning a leotard and tights.
Next to our dancers, the most incredible experience I have had in this organization is experiencing the generosity and compassion of our volunteers. ALL of them are more wonderful than words can express. There were there early to help set-up at 8:30 a.m. and stayed past 11 to help clean everything up- constantly asking "What can we do? Is there anything we can help with?". Mind you, many of these "Buddies" are between ages 10 and 13.
We will keep you posted as best as we can on new events, costumes, and performances as the year goes on. Thank you for welcoming our organization into the community and keeping us going into our second year!
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